[Regia-NA] Forest Glen Timeline

[Folo Watkins]

Feeling sore and exhausted after the Timeline, but we had a great time. We 
had a few hundred visitors, and even if the weekend was not that large, we 
had a lot of fun. Micel Folcland (Regia Anglorum) was set up at one end of 
the line, and we had a good stream of interested visitors. Kevin Young set 
up a Mexican War camp next to us on Saturday; Carol and Amy did some 
spinning on Saturday; there was a member of Fraser's (F&I. Forces of 
Montcalm and Wolfe) who dressed in medieval drag; Michael Stevens set up a 
"Weapons thru the Ages" display, and his wife Diana (1750s) moved into the 
cabin. The 78th, Fraser's company (F&I) showed up in force (Michael is 
commander). More on Saturday than on Sunday. We spent a lot of time walking 
over to the porch of the cabin--we had limited shade--and talking, and 
Friday & Saturday nights, we hung out on the porch just gabbing and having 
a great time.

If you were nearby and missed it, shame on you. We had folk visiting from 
around the state, and we met a lot of great people both reenactors and 
turons! We have a commitment to do it again, so we hope a better turnout 
next time. Forest Glen is only about 90 minutes from Indianapolis, 2-1/2 
hours from Chicago and 45 minutes from Champaign.

I especially want to thank Babette Colburn, Karen Bergquist and Julie 
Watkins for filling out the Regia camp. We had a blast. Babette's 
6-month-old daughter, Sylvie, was the belle of the camp; Babette never 
wanted for folk willing to hold Sylvie while she had to do something else. 
This ran across all eras :)

You can see a few photos of the good times at 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/folo/sets/72157600159919383/. It was a 
beautiful, sunny weekend, and Forest Glen is always beautiful! In fact, the 
Stevens will be back at Memorial Day, and Micel Folcland is arranging with 
the lovely and talented Susan Biggs-Warner, the director of the site, to 
have a Hearth Day in and around the cabin this fall!